His contract is a steal. Parayko was 5.5M for 4 Years, and to see Girard get 5M for 7 Years to me is preposterous. Girard could have taken way more money.
On what planet is Girard comparable to Parayko ?
Parayko plays almost 23 minutes a night, plays PK, had more hits last year than Girard has in his 2 year career, Parayko has positive possession numbers despite less than 49% offensive zone starts vs Girard's negative numbers with 55% offensive zone starts. I could go on but the bottom line is that there is no stat whereby Girard is even close to Parayko.
You want a Girard comp ?
First 2 years
Player 1 - GP - 139 PPG - .25 TOI -19:24 Hits - 162 Blk - 141 RelCorsi +1.4 OZone starts - 49.9%
Player 2 - GP - 155 PPG - .30 TOI - 18:50 Hits - 108 Blk - 153 RelCorsi -0.6 OZone starts - 55.5%
Player 2 is Girard, Player 1 is Troy Stetcher, who had an even better 3rd season and makes $2.325M
Parayko plays almost 23 minutes a night, plays PK, had more hits last year than Girard has in his 2 year career, Parayko has positive possession numbers despite less than 49% offensive zone starts vs Girard's negative numbers with 55% offensive zone starts. I could go on but the bottom line is that there is no stat whereby Girard is even close to Parayko.
You want a Girard comp ?
First 2 years
Player 1 - GP - 139 PPG - .25 TOI -19:24 Hits - 162 Blk - 141 RelCorsi +1.4 OZone starts - 49.9%
Player 2 - GP - 155 PPG - .30 TOI - 18:50 Hits - 108 Blk - 153 RelCorsi -0.6 OZone starts - 55.5%
Player 2 is Girard, Player 1 is Troy Stetcher, who had an even better 3rd season and makes $2.325M
I'm talking about the Contract. Girard isn't even better than Dunn. I was just meanning about contract.
Girard still hasn't proven he's more than a 2nd pairing guy, his possession stats are below average despite high offensive zone starts, he doesn't hit, he had more giveaways than any D other than Cole and tied for 68th among Dmen scoring overall & 89th among NHL D in even strength scoring. There is a decent chance he becomes a left handed Tyson Barrie but just as much of a chance he becomes a left handed Troy Stetcher, though actually Stetcher has better possession numbers and hits more.
I'm not saying this is a bad signing but I wouldn't be high fiving either were I a Colorado fan
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